The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 27th September 2024

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Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings

-Judicial officers must be mindful of language that reveals bias

The Supreme Court of India has rapped (scolded) judges over the knuckles, asking them to refrain from making “casual observations” that reveal their communal bias (prejudice based on religion or community) or misogyny (hatred or discrimination against women). Judicial proceedings are live-streamed (broadcasted online) in some courts across the country, with a wide reach beyond the four walls of a courtroom, and the top court was firm that judges, and everyone in the judicial fraternity (community), must be aware of the responsibility and act accordingly. The “heart and soul of judging is to be fair”, it observed, and noted that judges must strictly adhere (stick firmly) to the values laid down by the Constitution, and not be guided by prejudice (unjust or biased opinions). Taking suo motu cognisance (action taken by a court on its own) of video clips featuring Karnataka High Court Judge V. Srishananda and his sexist comments (discriminatory remarks based on gender) to a woman lawyer on two separate judicial proceedings, a five-judge Special Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud observed in its order on Wednesday that off-the-cuff remarks (unplanned or spontaneous comments) by judges would show them in a negative light and impact the entire judicial institution adversely (negatively). On a previous occasion, the Karnataka High Court judge had referred to a Muslim-dominated locality in west Bengaluru as ‘Pakistan’. The Bench took a stern (strict and severe) note of that remark as well, contending (arguing or stating) that “you cannot call any part of the territory of India ‘Pakistan’… This is fundamentally (basically or essentially) wrong under the Constitution”.

The judge apologised after the suo motu notice, and calling it a “contrite apology” (remorseful or regretful apology), the top court said it was concluding the proceedings, but not before making several observations in open court. In fact, Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had advised the Court to hold the procedure in-house (internally) so that its remarks are not misrepresented (falsely portrayed) on social media later. To this, the CJI quipped (said humorously), “The answer to sunlight is more sunlight. The answer is not to close our doors and shut out everything.” Last month too, the Court had cautioned (warned) a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to stop making “random, unwarranted” (unjustified or unnecessary) remarks during proceedings. In 2023, the Court released a handbook to combat gender stereotyping (prejudice based on gender roles) within the judiciary. Aiming to assist the legal community in “identifying, understanding and combating stereotypes about women”, it came out with a glossary (list of terms) of gender-unjust terms, suggesting alternative words or phrases to be used while drafting pleadings (legal documents) as well as orders and judgments. It is imperative (extremely important) for court officials to be gender-sensitised (aware and sensitive about gender issues). The judicial ecosystem must run without any bias (unfair preference) towards any community. Stereotyping (labeling unfairly) any person on the lines of gender or religion will perpetuate (continue indefinitely) harmful inequalities, and carriers of justice should be mindful (aware and careful) of this at all times.

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 27th September 2024

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• Refrain: To stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do.
• Suo motu: A Latin legal term meaning ‘on its own motion’; used when a court takes action without a formal request.
• Bias: The action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence judgment.
• Cognisance: Knowledge or awareness of something.
• Contrite: Feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done.
• Stereotyping: Having a set idea that people or things with particular characteristics are the same.
• Perpetuate: To cause something to continue, especially something harmful or undesirable.
• Unwarranted: Not having a good reason and therefore causing annoyance or offense.
• Fraternity: A group of people who have the same job or interest.
• Adversely: In a way that has a negative or harmful effect.

Hindu Vocab Master 27th September with Synonyms & Antonyms

Here are the synonyms and antonyms of all the difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master for 27th September 2024.

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Refrain	Abstain, Avoid, Desist, Forego	Indulge, Engage, Participate, Allow
Suo motu	On its own motion, Ex officio, Self-initiated, Voluntary	N/A (legal term)
Bias	Prejudice, Partiality, Favoritism, Preference	Impartiality, Fairness, Objectivity, Neutrality
Cognisance	Awareness, Recognition, Knowledge, Understanding	Ignorance, Unawareness, Inattention, Oblivion
Contrite	Remorseful, Apologetic, Penitent, Regretful	Unrepentant, Indifferent, Proud, Defiant
Stereotyping	Categorizing, Labeling, Generalizing, Classifying	Individualizing, Differentiating, Unique, Special
Perpetuate	Sustain, Continue, Maintain, Prolong	Discontinue, Halt, Cease, Stop
Unwarranted	Unjustified, Unreasonable, Unfounded, Uncalled-for	Justified, Reasonable, Valid, Warranted
Fraternity	Brotherhood, Association, Society, Guild	Individualism, Solitude, Division, Isolation
Adversely	Negatively, Harmfully, Detrimentally, Unfavorably	Favorably, Beneficially, Positively, Advantageously